Comparing Every Premier League Team to an NFL Team

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The English Premier League and National Football League are arguably two of the most popular leagues in the world.

The two leagues have begun to crossover into each other as the NFL is expanding to three games in London for the 2014 season, while the EPL grows in popularity in America with each season due to massive television exposure.

Since the two leagues are crossing over now so much more than ever before, it is worth comparing each of the 20 EPL franchises to one in the NFL.

Here is what the finished product looked like as we compared each EPL team to an NFL one.

Fulham: Buffalo Bills

Just because Fulham owner Shad Khan owns the Jaguars doesn't mean his two teams should be compared to one another.

Thinking outside of the box here, the Cottagers are likened to the Buffalo Bills.

Both teams are based near major bodies of water with Fulham's Craven Cottage near the Thames River in London while the city of Buffalo is located on the eastern shores of Lake Erie.

Fulham and the Bills also have had some injury issues at key positions as Cottagers keeper Maarten Stekelenburg missed almost two months of action after getting hurt in the team's season opener while the Bills have had a myriad of quarterback health issues with rookie Jeff Tuel currently at the helm of the offense.

Hull City: Cleveland Browns

Unfortunately, there are no teams named the Tigers in the NFL because that would've been an easy comparison to make with Hull City.

The good news for Hull is that they match up well with the Cleveland Browns.

The two teams have both exceeded expectations with minimal amounts of talent this season.

Hull has 14 points from their first 10 matches and currently sit in 10th place in the EPL table while the Browns have a 4-5 record despite not knowing who their starting quarterback is on a daily basis.

The Browns also brought their talent level down a bit to mirror Hull City when they shipped running back Trent Richardson to the Colts earlier in the season.

Newcastle United: Oakland Raiders

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What is black, silver and white all over and has a history of troublesome ownership?

That answer would be a combination of the Oakland Raiders and Newcastle United.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is the EPL equivalent of former Raiders owner Al Davis, and if we were to combine the brains of both men, it would run a franchise into the ground faster than Usain Bolt can run a 100-meter dash.

With Al's son, Mark, now in charge, the Raiders seem to making some normal, common-sense decisions on their way to a 3-5 record.

However, Ashley is still stuck in his own little world while Newcastle sit in ninth place in the EPL.

It is also worth noting that both teams have insane, out-of-the-ordinary fanbases as well.

Tottenham Hotspur: Cincinnati Bengals

After amassing a ton of talent once Gareth Bale left for Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur were the sexy pick to contend for the EPL title.

The Cincinnati Bengals were said sexy pick in the NFL preseason with many experts picking them to advance to the Super Bowl.

Both Spurs and the Bengals have been fairly successful this season, but they have not delivered the "wow" factor that they were supposed to hand fans.

Since the two sides still have a chance to impress their growing amount of critics, the jury is still out on them until they continue to fail when it matters during the stretch run, which was done on both sides of the pond last season.

West Ham United: Arizona Cardinals

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Another pair of teams that are good for a handful of impressive showings per season are West Ham United and the Arizona Cardinals.

Just like the Cardinals have with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, the Hammers possess some offensive weapons that can deliver a show when they need to in Ricardo Vaz Te, Kevin Nolan and Matthew Jarvis.

The two teams are also not the most successful sides in their own markets as the Diamondbacks have been better in the long term than the Cardinals in Arizona, while West Ham are constantly overshadowed by the trio of powerhouse London clubs, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea.